Domino rules
What is a capicú in dominoes?
A capicú is the best way to win a hand: your last tile could have gone on either end of the line.
How a capicú works
Your hand
It only counts when it's your last tile. Playing a tile that fits both ends in the middle of a hand is just a normal play.
What is it worth?
Where the word comes from
Capicú comes from the Catalan “cap i cua,” head and tail. In Spanish, a capicúa is a number that reads the same both ways, like 1221. Your winning tile fits the head and the tail of the line.
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Start a gameCommon questions
- How do you spell it: capicú or capicúa?
- At the domino table it's usually capicú. Capicúa is the dictionary word for a number that reads the same both ways.
- Can a double be a capicú?
- Only if both ends show that number, and many tables don't count that case.